Na Yeon Choi won her first major at the U.S. Women's Open, and she closed the season by winning the LPGA Titleholders.
But her most remarkable performance came when the season was over.
Players for whom English is their second (or third) language can get by in an interview with print reporters. They tend be a lot more uncomfortable when cameras are involved. Choi showed how much progress she has made the day after winning the Titleholders. She went into the studio for a live segment on Golf Channel's ''Morning Drive.''
The LPGA staff helped her prepare for questions that might be asked, and when it didn't go according to script, Choi still handled it beautifully.
That wasn't an accident.
As hard as Choi has worked on her game, she might have worked even harder on her English. Last year, she hired a personal tutor - Greg Morrison, a Canadian based in South Korea - and brought him with her on the road. She had a one-hour lesson every day, and practiced her English with him in cas...

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